Godzilla meets Transformers meets Ironman meets Robocop . .

Rating: 5/10 (13 July 2014)

The good thing about this film was that the CGI sequences (which probably account for 80% of the movie) are convincing and engaging. I enjoyed that part. The script was laboured and in places excruciatingly hackneyed. It made me wince on several occasions; I felt that Idris Elba deserved better. The clichés are somewhat thick on the ground especially with the final "is-he-isn't-he-dead" sequence with such a predictable result. One thing which rankled through this production was the scene where one of the monsters was blown to pieces by chest mounted cannon fire from a Jaeger, this being no more or less than you would expect from an advanced missile system mounted in a jet, helicopter or a ground station. If this was an effective weapon, why deploy the Jaegers. Too many holes in the plot and dialogue to give this higher that a 5, but entertaining if you switch off all artistic and other critical judgment. Kids will love it though!